Moon Tortured (Sky Brooks Series Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

Sprinting to the back of the house, I followed the long driveway that was shouldered by woods. Large oaks, pine trees and flowering trees that had wept their final buds shadowed me, keeping me hidden. But they made the surroundings dark and disconsolate as I cautiously walked through the trail. Fall leaves crunched under my feet as I gingerly hiked through the shoulder of the vast forest. Eventually the driveway had to empty out onto a road. But I had walked for nearly fifteen minutes and there didn’t seem to be any signs of it coming to an end.
    I listened for the sounds of passing cars or the bustle of human voices and interaction but there weren’t any, just the mild unobtrusive sounds of nature. I took out my phone and tried to dial 911 but I couldn’t get a signal. My GPS couldn’t detect my location. It was dusk and there weren’t many things I could think of that were worse than being lost in the woods following an interminable driveway at night with vampires stalking me.
    Suddenly, I began to hear leaves crunching lightly under someone’s feet. I listened intently; they were so soft, barely audible. I couldn’t determine the direction they were coming from.
    “Mmm, wolf’s blood,” stated a jarring female voice. Turning in the direction of the voice, I saw a tall slim woman with unnaturally orange spiked hair walk toward me. She made each step with smooth ease, projecting terror as she advanced. Charcoal eyes with just a hint of crimson watched me carefully as she circled me. An androgynous style enhanced her attractive angular features. Before she could take another step closer, I ran. My feet pounded hard against the terrain as terror drove me to run faster than I believed possible. I ran deeper into the trees, limbs brushing roughly against my face, slowing me down. The redolence of the trees made it hard to identify her location by scent.
    “The blood of your wolf calls for me to have a sample,” she stated, appearing in front of me. I changed direction and she appeared in front of me again. With every direction I turned, I was met by the fanged menace.
    “Mmm,” she purred inhaling deeply before moving to my right side in the time it took me to blink. Her movements were quick, effortless and terrifying as she whipped around me.
    “Gabriella” said a throaty voice to the left of me. “You must tame your desires for now.” The new vamp pulled back his lips, exposing fangs. My putrid disgust was hard to hide as I looked at this creature of the night—well, dusk because we were hours from night. His teeth were filed down, leaving only fangs, making his appearance more monstrous. His angular frame was covered with a blanket of pale skin, and he was hairless, except for the veil of blond eyelashes. His bright red eyes ogled me as I stared back at him with morbid disgust.
    Pushing past Gabriella, I dropped my bag and sprinted through the woods, darting past the trees, whipping over obstacles. I didn’t hear footsteps, but that didn’t mean anything since they seemed to glide on air as they walked. With movements as quick as a blinking eye, they could appear at any time.
    I pounded quickly through the woods and thought I had managed to escape, but another vampire stepped in my path. He pushed his hand hard into my chest, sending me flying back several feet. I landed on my butt and gasped for the air he knocked out of me.
    “The party’s just started, sweetie. Stay for a while,” his coarse voice requested. He was quickly joined by the orange-headed vamp, who brushed her hand affectionately across his face and ended at his lips, earning a kiss.
    His style was a contrasting complement to hers. Short, jet black, messy spiked hair covered his head, two rings looped through his lips and tattoos decorated the left side of his neck. His appearance and mannerism gave the clear impression that he enjoyed a certain level of pain, both as a participant and a dealer. He smiled, watching me as though he wanted